MOSCOW, May 2. Russian defender of the National Hockey League (NHL) club » Washington» Dmitry Orlov said that the team during the playoff matches especially needs its captain and leader, Russian striker Alexander Ovechkin. «Washington», which completed the regular season in fourth place in the Eastern Conference Capital Division, in the first round of the NHL playoffs will play against the winner of the «regular season» «Florida». Ovechkin missed the final three games of the regular season with an upper body injury. «Obviously he's the best scorer in the NHL and goals are very important. As you can see, we didn't score very much in the last three games. Of course we need him as captain.» , a leader, like our sniper. We need everyone. Everyone is healthy now, and that's good, «said Orlov, quoted by the official NHL website. On Sunday, Ovechkin, who scored 90 points (50 goals and 40 assists) following the results of the regular season, , took part in the training of “Washington”. “He had a good day today. He did not shy away from any exercises, so we hope he will continue to move forward,” said the head coach of “Washington” Peter Laviolette.
